The mission of the Department of Operations and Engineering is to oversee and to maintain the city’s critical infrastructure and to propose new and innovative solutions to unique barrier island challenges.

In addition, through our planning and zoning operations, the department strives to avoid incompatible activities in proximity to one another and to enhance and preserve quality of life in the community.

Through the maintenance services, licensing policies and code enforcement practices, the department endeavors to keep Ocean City as “America’s Greatest Family Resort.”